擅(shàn)

HSK 7-916 strokes

without authority

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Character information

Pinyin
shàn
Meaning
without authority; to usurp; to arrogate to oneself; to monopolize; expert in; to be good at
Strokes
16
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 擅 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰扌亶

In this compound, the meaning comes from 扌 (hand); 亶 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

扌shǒu亶dǎn

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 擅 step by step

16 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 擅

Common words using 擅 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

shàn擅zì自
HSK 7-9

without permission

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shàn擅cháng长
HSK 7-9

to be good at; to be expert in

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zhuān专shàn擅

without authorization; to act on one's own initiative

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shàn擅chǎng场

to excel in some field; expert at sth

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shàn擅duàn断

arbitrary

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shàn擅chuǎng闯

to enter without permission

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shàn擅lí离zhí职shǒu守

to abscond

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